Seed-corn sheller



H. E. EBMEIER SEED CORN SHELLER Filed Feb. 21. 1927 I bmeier 7m/@afar June 21 1927.

FIG 3 Patented June A21, 1927.

- esimo-STATES 'HARRY E. EBMEIER, or BERTRAND, iviiiai'uis'irii.`

SEED-CORN SHELLER.-

Application filed February 21, 1927. Serial 110.170,06?.

My invention relates to devices for stripping or otherwise removing objectionable kernels from ears of seed corn and its object is the provision of a hand operated tool of extreme simplicity of construction and operation, the tool being designed to strip the kernels from the butt. and tip of the ear and to remove defective kernels in the body of the ear. l

Having in view these objects and others which will be pointed out inthe following description, I will now refer to the drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vieiv'in perspective of the corn sheller.

Figure 2 is an illustration showing the use of the corn Sheller.

Figure 3 is an end view of the corn slieller. n

Figure t is an illustration of an ear of corn with the kernels stripped from the butt and tip by the use ofmy cornvsheller.

The device is preferably made from an iron rod of suitable diameter by flattening the iniddle--and end portions and by then bending the e-ntire device into U form and bifurcating the flattened end portions, after which a stripping tooth is inserted lineach half of the device. y v v The device thus consists of a flattened U-shaped portion 10, of the round portions 11 and of flattened end portions 12 having inserted teeth 13 and terminating in curved portions 14, 15, 16 and 17. The teeth 13 are preferably driven through suitable apertures in the flattened portions 12 and are riveted thereto but they may be secured in any other desired manner. At their inner ends the teeth 13 are wedge shaped, each having a blunt inner edge.

n use, the device is held in one hand in' the-manner indicated in Figure 2 with an ear of corn embraced by the portions 14, 15, 16 and 17. By then twisting the device about the ear or by turning the ear in the device thel teeth 13 readily strip olf the.

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causes. The'device as, shown in Figure ,1 is designed to serve as a tool for removing such defective kernels from the ear. The portion 17` issomewhat outturned and it is beveled at its outer end so that it serves as. a pick for removing any individual kernel on the ear. The portions 15 and 16 are also outturned but to a less degree than the portion 17 and they are also beveled at their outer ends. When the two halves of the device are brought toward each other, the ends of the portions 15 and 16 will meet to serve as pinchers. The kernel may be grasped between the ends of the portions 15 and 16- and extracted from the ear without disturbing other kernels.

The material possesses suiiicient resiliency Vwhen flattened at 10 to make the tool con- The defec-Y venient and very easy to use. tive kernels are quickly removed from the ear, leaving only those kernels which pass readily through the seed dropping mecha- These kernels may then be removed, prior to planting, by running the ears through a corn sheller Whiler the discarded kernels may be fed to live stock. The tool is also useful in supplementing the Work of hand operated corn shellers which often leave more or less corn on the cob. Before the cobs are used as fuel, they may be gone over with the tool above described to remove such kernels. This may be done during leisure moments during the Winter, and the corn Which is recovered from the cob pile may be fed to the live stock at a clear gain. j

Having thus described my invention in such full, clear, and exact terms that Vits construction and operation will be readily understood byy others skilled in the art to which it pertains, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A device for stripping grains from ears of corn, said device including a U- shaped resilient handle portion, a v single stripping tooth on each arm of said U- shaped portion, and arcuate portions projecting from thefree extremities of said U-shaped portion, said arcuate portions being adapted to embrace the ear of corn.

2. A device for j stripping' grains from ears of corn, said device including a U- shaped resilient handle portion, each arm of said U-shaped portion terminating in a pair of arcuate members, said arcuate members being adapted to embrace an ear of' corn7 and a stripping toot-h on each arm of said U-shaped portionksaid stripping teeth being adapted to engage the grains of corn when said U-shaped portion is compressed with said arcuate members embracing the ear of corn.

3.A device for stripping` grains from ears of corn, said device including a U- shaped resilient handle member,v each arm of said U-shaped member terminating in a pair of arcuate members, said arcuate members being integral With said U-shaped member and angularly disposed thereto Whereby they are adapted to embrace the ear of corn, and a stripping tooth on each arm of' said r@shaped member adjacent said ar-v cuate members, said stripping teeth being adapted to engage the grains of corn When said U-shaped member is compressed with said arcuate members eniibracing the ear kof corn. I

In testimony Whereoic I afixmy signature. 1

HARRY E. EBMEiER. 

